Title (en)

HYBRID-IMAGING SPECTROMETER

Title (de)

HYBRIDABBILDUNGSSPEKTROMETER

Title (fr)

SPECTROMETRE IMAGEUR HYBRIDE

Publication

EP 1381847 A4 20120104 (EN)

Application

EP 02753838 A 20020326

Priority

• US 0209132 W 20020326
• US 81778501 A 20010326
• US 82828101 A 20010406

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO02077587A2] An imaging optical instrument for acquiring images of a sample area is disclosed. The instrument includes a spatial detector with aligned detector elements and a variable filter having filter characteristics that vary in at least one direction and are located in an optical path between the sample area and the spatial detector. An actuator is operatively connected between the variable filter and the spatial detector and is operative to move the variable filter along the direction in which the filter characteristics vary.

[origin: WO02077587A2] An imaging optical instrument (Fig. 1) for acquiring images of a sample area is disclosed. The instrument includes a spatial detector (See Fig. 1) with aligned detector elements and a variable filter (See Fig. 1) having filter characteristics that vary in at least one direction and are located in an optical path between the sample area and the spatial detector. An actuator is operatively connected between the variable filter and the spatial detector and is operative to move the variable filter along the direction in which the filter characteristics vary (Fig. 1).

IPC 8 full level

G01N 21/25 (2006.01); G01J 3/28 (2006.01); G01J 3/44 (2006.01); G01J 3/51 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G01J 3/2823 (2013.01 - EP US); G01J 3/44 (2013.01 - EP US); G01J 3/51 (2013.01 - EP US); G01J 2003/1217 (2013.01 - EP US); G01J 2003/1243 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

• [XYI] US 6166373 A 20001226 - MAO CHENGYE [US]
• [IY] US 6160618 A 20001212 - GARNER HAROLD R [US]
• [A] US 5949074 A 19990907 - DOMBROWSKI MARK [US], et al
• See references of WO 02077587A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 02077587 A2 20021003; WO 02077587 A3 20030501; CA 2480463 A1 20021003; EP 1381847 A2 20040121; EP 1381847 A4 20120104; US 2008130001 A1 20080605

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 0209132 W 20020326; CA 2480463 A 20020326; EP 02753838 A 20020326; US 99618904 A 20041122